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Marc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ (born September 5, 1961) is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer [1] who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations. [2] He is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music .
Gaston Hamelin (27 May 1884 – 8 September 1951) was a French clarinetist and teacher. Born in Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche , Hamelin won the first prize for clarinet at the Paris Conservatory in 1904 under professor Charles Turban .
[1] Corigliano partially based the form of the work on Robert Browning's narrative poem "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," arguably the most famous version of the tale. However, the composer altered the narrative to better fit a musical setting, explaining, "The biggest problem was that the legend per se had no elements of virtuosity in it; the Pied ...
In 2018 Richard-Hamelin and Andrew Wan released an album, Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8; [17] in 2019 it was nominated for a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year. [18] In February 2019, Richard-Hamelin gave a solo performance at Koerner Hall in Toronto, which was recorded by CBC Radio 2.
In 2000, Dominic Viola joined Moonraker, a rock band from Montreal started in 1997 by Brais, Hamelin, Joly and Williamson. After some initial success, including winning the CHOM L'Esprit in 2001, [1] the band moved to Toronto in 2003. [2] In 2005, the band signed with Universal Music Group Canada and Interscope and changed their name to Mobile.
Josef Hofmann's reading of this concerto is generally considered as a definitive rendition. [citation needed]Xaver Scharwenka's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor and Anton Rubinstein's Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor performed by Marc-André Hamelin with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Stern (Hyperion 67508)
1592 painting of the Pied Piper copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin Postcard "Gruss aus Hameln" featuring the Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1902. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany.
Some have suggested that the 'armed man' represents St Michael the Archangel. [2] The composer Johannes Regis ( c. 1425 – c. 1496 ) seems to have intended that allusion in his Dum sacrum mysterium/Missa l'homme armé based upon the melody, which incorporates various additional trope texts and cantus firmus plainchants in honour of St Michael ...